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The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

30 August 2026 at 08:00

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away

The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary workspace while her offices were being renovated.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a prominent member of Spain’s opposition conservative People’s party (PP), has been the president of the Madrid region since 2019.

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© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’

30 August 2026 at 08:00

Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go away

The outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid region is under growing pressure to explain why her government spent €6.3m (£5.4m) on a residential penthouse purportedly to serve as a temporary workspace while her offices were being renovated.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, a prominent member of Spain’s opposition conservative People’s party (PP), has been the president of the Madrid region since 2019.

Continue reading...

© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

© Photograph: Europa Press Entertainment/Europa Press/Getty Images

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